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For more than 40 years, Southern Aboriginal Corporation has been walking alongside Aboriginal communities across the southern Noongar region of Western Australia, growing its services in step with what community needs. 

In 2023, a small Aboriginal art centre from the remote Western Desert appeared on the Australian Fashion Week runway for the first time. The community of Haasts Bluff sits more than 200 km west of Alice Springs – and yet its artists, their designs carrying Tjukurrpa and deep connection to Country, had made it to one of Australia’s most watched fashion stages.

In the Kimberley region of northwest WA, Nirrumbuk Aboriginal Corporation has been set up with a clear goal: local people experiencing self-sufficiency on their own terms. But as the road to independence looks different for everyone, the organisation’s got some clever ways to get people engaged and build confidence. 

Penrith-based organisation Narang Bir-rong Aboriginal Corporation is a place where family comes first, in their work and workplace. 

The team provides early support to families with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, offering practical resources and culturally safe care aimed at maintaining children within their homes and communities. 

Katherine West Health Board Aboriginal Corporation (KWHB) delivers primary health care in one of the most complex service env

Good governance is key for corporations to run smoothly and achieve outcomes for the community. It sets up the rules and ways of doing things for the people who run the corporation. When it’s done well, it helps directors and members work together and make decisions in a clear, straight and fair way.  

In 2023, a small pilot program was set up to teach coding to 160 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The idea was to encourage more First Nations people into science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education and careers, where there is a significant underrepresentation. 

A partnership with Oyster Hub Advisory Partners proved crucial. Oyster Hub’s expertise in organisational growth, strategic planning and governance helped to establish everything from community consultation frameworks to ORIC registration documents and funding access strategies.